EP 1113631 A2 20010704 - Method and device for integrated multimedia messaging service
Title (en)
Method and device for integrated multimedia messaging service
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum integrierten Multimedianachrichtendienst
Title (fr)
Procédé et dispositif du service intégré de messagerie multimédia
Publication
Application
Priority
US 47529499 A 19991230
Abstract (en)
A multimedia messaging service is provided for use in a powerful, facilities-based, end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) based network infrastructure that guarantees voice, data and video communication reliability and security to users for an integrated telephone, television and data network. The IP network multimedia messaging service provides an any-media messaging service to its users. The IP network user may send and receive mail messages in a variety of formats such as e-mail (text), voice mail (audio), or multimedia video mail (audio and video). A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided as one means for retrieving a user's stored mail messages. The GUI provides the user with a single means for identifying and accessing all the various types of mail messages which are stored and awaiting review; whether the mail message is in e-mail, voice-mail, or multimedia video mail format. Further, the system may provide the user control of the type of media by which the stored mail messages are to be retrieved and reviewed, regardless of the type of media used to create and store the message. For example, if a user has an e-mail message they can instruct the IP network multimedia message service to transform the text of the e-mail message into an audio message using voice synthesis. Similarly, if a user has an audio voice-mail message the system can transform the audio into a text (e-mail) message using voice recognition. The multimedia messaging service of the present invention may also enable a user to sort and/or prioritize mail messages based on a variety of user specified criteria such as the senders identity, subject matter, date sent, priority specified by the sender, etc. The multimedia messaging service may include a multimedia message forwarding feature which enables the user to specify a remote location to which message waiting notification will be automatically forward and from which the user may instantaneously review the message in whatever media the user selects. The multimedia messaging service may enable the user to store the messages on their own equipment, e.g., within a PC or a Broadband Residential Gateway (BRG), or to archive the message within the system for a fee. The multimedia messaging service may also be equipped with a simple user friendly message waiting indicator for each IP address and a one touch multimedia messaging service message retrieval feature activation. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04M 3/53 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 3/533 (2006.01); H04M 3/537 (2006.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04L 51/56 (2022.05); H04M 3/5307 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04M 3/42289 (2013.01); H04M 3/53333 (2013.01); H04M 3/5335 (2013.01); H04M 3/537 (2013.01); H04M 3/567 (2013.01); H04M 7/006 (2013.01); H04M 2201/36 (2013.01); H04M 2201/40 (2013.01); H04M 2201/42 (2013.01); H04M 2201/60 (2013.01); H04M 2203/301 (2013.01); H04M 2203/4536 (2013.01); H04M 2203/4545 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1113631 A2 20010704; CA 2326230 A1 20010630; CA 2326230 C 20080429; MX PA00012946 A 20040129
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00128139 A 20001222; CA 2326230 A 20001117; MX PA00012946 A 20001220